Community invited to learn how to be a leader in the fight against fire in Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As a follow-up to their "Prepare to Evacuate" community meeting, the Tahoe Neighborhoods Group is joining forces to help the Tahoe Resource Conservation District (TRCD) bring a “Neighborhood Leader Orientation" meeting to South Lake Tahoe.

On August 21 at the El Dorado County Library in South Lake Tahoe from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., TRCD will focus on what it means to be a “Fire Adapted Community” and how neighborhood leaders can organize and hold neighborhood events to ensure that homes and communities are prepared and fire safe if/when a fire occurs.

Since South Lake Tahoe is an urban interface area with highly flammable fuels, residents must remember that a home’s safety not only depends on what is done personally in regards to defensible space but also what our next-door neighbors do as well.

The South Lake Tahoe meeting will be held at the library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. Another TRCD presentation will be held on the north shore September 16 at the North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 N. Lake Blvd, Kings Beach from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.